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Entering Text
You can enter text , numbers and sym bols into your
phone using Alpha, Word, Numeric, or Symbol text
input modes.
When you access a screen that requir es you to
enter text, you start in the mode last used.
To choose a text input m ode:
1At a screen that r equires you to e nter text, pres s
m.
2Select the text input mode you want to use. A
checkmark appea rs next to the curr ent mode.

Using Word Mode

In Word mode, T9 Text I nput analyzes the letters
on the keypad button you press and arranges them
to create words. As you type , T9 Text Input
matches your keystrokes to words in its database
and displays the most commonly used matching
word. You can ad d you own words to th is
database.

Entering a Word

1Select Word as your text input mode.
2Type a word by pressing one key for each letter.
For example, to ty pe “test” press 8 3 7 8.
The displayed word may change as you type it.
Do not try to correct the word as you go. Type to
the end of the word before editing.
3If the word that appears is not the desired word,
press 0 to change the w ord on the display to
the next most likely wo rd in the database.
Repeat until the desired word appears.
If the desired word does not appear, you can add it
to the database.

Adding Words to the Database

1Select Alpha as your text input mode.
lAlpha — Press a key several times for each
character.
jWord — Press a key once for each letter while
words likely to be the one you want are chosen
from a database.
iSymbols — Enter punctu ation and other
symbols.
kNumeric — Enter numbers.